Soul Carers Network

06/01/2026

09/10/2025

It can be difficult to know when a person with dementia is nearing the end of their life. Late-stage dementia symptoms and faster deterioration of the person's condition may suggest that the dying process is beginning.

24/09/2025

Grief is not just an emotion—it’s an undoing. It takes apart the life you once knew, leaving empty places where love used to dwell. It’s not neat, not polite, not something you can simply “get over.” It carves through you and leaves a hollow that reminds you just how much you loved, and just how much you’ve lost.

At first, it feels unbearable—like a wound that refuses to close. But slowly, almost without noticing, the raw edges begin to soften. The pain shifts. It doesn’t vanish, but it changes shape. The love you carried does not die with the person—it transforms. It lingers in small things: the echo of laughter, the comfort of a memory, the instinct to reach for someone who is no longer there.

You never “move on.” You move with it. You learn to carry both love and loss side by side. And that is not weakness—it is the clearest proof that love once touched your life in a way worth grieving.

Grief is sacred. It’s not something to be hidden, rushed, or measured by anyone else’s timeline. Some days will feel impossibly heavy. Others will surprise you with lightness, or gratitude, or even joy. There will be waves that knock you off your feet and quiet moments where peace finally slips in.

This is the rhythm of grief—the proof that you are human, that your heart is capable of deep love, and that healing is not forgetting. Healing is learning to hold the ache without losing the beauty of what was.

And in this, you are never alone.
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14/09/2025

The fact is, many of us will at some point in our lives, become caregiver to a dying loved one. After caring for her dying husband, Hospice Doctor's Widow - Jennifer A. O'Brien, MSOD turned what she had learned into a resource for those who have taken on the role of caregiver. In February, we featured "Care Boss" on our bookshelf. And recently, Jennifer spoke with Johanna Lunn on the When You Die Podcast.
It's a conversation for all of us.
https://whenyoudie.org/wyd-podcast-with-jennifer-obrien-advice-for-sustainable-caregiving/

08/09/2025

“Death makes human beings seem like very small containers that are packed so densely we can only be aware of a fraction of what’s inside us from moment to moment.”

08/09/2025

05/09/2025

02/09/2025

📢 Join us for our September webinar - 'The Role of Integrative Medicine in Children’s Palliative Care'
🗓️ Thursday 18th September 2025 | 🕐 1–2:30pm (UK time)
We will be joined by speakers Dr Roberto Campos and Linda-Anne O'Flaherty.
🔗 Register now: http://bit.ly/3JE1eQT

29/08/2025

Quality information and resources about paediatric palliative care

21/07/2025

Impeccable assessment is the cornerstone of excellent children's palliative care. It ensures that every aspect of a child’s suffering- physical, emotional, social, and spiritual - is identified and can be addressed. Listen to two of SA's leading lights in the field Joan Marston and describe the 'how' and the 'why' of physical and spiritual assessment, not only for the child but also for members of the child's family. Places are limited for this webinar, so make sure you book your spot!
Register to attend at: https://bit.ly/4kBXFaH

20/07/2025

Tamim, a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), is a testament to the deep emotional awareness children can possess, even i

16/07/2025

The ICPCN offer important and informative webinars on Paediatric Palliative Care

📢 Just one day to go!
Join us tomorrow for our July webinar: ‘Providing Culturally Sensitive Care in a CPC Context’

📅 Date: 17 July 2025
🕐 Time: 13:00 (UK time)
🎙️ Speakers: Dr Eve Namisango (African Palliative Care Association) & Dr Callie Daniels-Howell (ICPCN)
🔗 Register now: http://bit.ly/4lou3ym